Nov. 4, 2015 AEDC testing benefits future of F-35 fleet The full hot-life capability of Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine, which is used in the F-35 Lightning II, was successfully demonstrated during Accelerated Mission Testing in test cell Sea Level 2 at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.Sponsored by the U.S. Air Force Engine Component Improvement
Nov. 4, 2015 Commentary: Choosing to live I have worked for the federal government for 13 years. In each and every one of those years, I have been through suicide awareness and prevention training. I have completed the Resiliency Training Assistant course, and I have even taught resiliency at Wingman Days. I know the toolsets to help and
Nov. 3, 2015 F-35 fires first airborne shots successfully F-35A tail number AF-2 became the first F-35 Lightning II aircraft to fire the four-barrel GAU-22/A 25mm Gun system while in flight Oct. 30, 2015.Maj. Charles Trickey, 461st Flight Test Squadron F-35 experimental test pilot, was in the cockpit and fired one burst of 30 rounds and two 60-round
Oct. 29, 2015 OC-ALC launches '1,000 hires in 100 days' The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex aims to hire more than 1,000 entry-level to experienced maintenance personnel to meet the demands of growing requirements to include new workloads but also to cover the natural attrition that is occurring as the workforce retires and transitions. This is an
Oct. 29, 2015 A Family Affair: Gen. Warner Robins' grandchildren visit base, museum The namesake of the city of Warner Robins and Robins Air Force Base had three daughters.Brig. Gen. Augustine Warner Robins and his wife, Dorothy Gretchen, were the parents of Dorothy Robins Gray, Elizabeth "Betty" Warner Robins and Helen Robins Guilfoyle.On Oct. 26, the three children of the
Oct. 28, 2015 Commentary: AFRL people: A national asset We recognized Air Force Research Laboratory's top scientists and engineers on Oct. 22 during the AFRL Fellows and Early Career Awards banquet. It was a spectacular event.We inducted seven senior researchers as AFRL Fellows, our most prestigious honor, representing the top 0.2 percent of our
Oct. 28, 2015 Global Broadcast Service: the military's 'direct TV', now available in a rucksack U.S. service members will soon be able to receive secure data and cable-quality video in near real-time, even in the most remote parts of the world, using smaller, lighter-weight equipment. On Sept. 28, 2015, officials here awarded a contract to AQYR Technologies, a small business located in Hollis,
Oct. 28, 2015 Qatar moves one step closer to receiving U.S. Air and Missile Defense Operations Center Last week the Air Force and the State of Qatar finalized an agreement for the next step in the delivery of a U.S. integrated air and missile defense system for the Qatari Emeri Air Force.The Qatar Air and Missile Defense Operations Center, or ADOC, program located at Hanscom AFB awarded Raytheon a
Oct. 27, 2015 AFMC exceeds small business goals two years running Aggressive marketing and outreach helped Air Force Materiel Command exceed its small business contracting goal for the second straight year. Also, every AFMC center reached its goal for the second straight year. The fiscal 2015 small business goal was 11.88 percent of contracts awarded, and AFMC